This project started from a very simple question thrown by a lecturer to a group of students working on Culinary Design : “Is there any innovation possible with donuts?”
All the students started to review the different brands and outlets they knew, and some started to mention that this brand had a new glazing flavour that brand had a new shape of donut, and another brand made mini donuts or even salty donuts. It seems undeniable that each brand has been trying to differentiate itself from competitors with some attempts at innovation. But would it be possible to go further and bring something “new” into the world of donuts? And if yes, would the market be ready for this new type of donut?
In order to get material to work on and directions to lead our inspiration, some focus groups were conducted to understand why people like donuts. What do they feel about it? What are the memories related to it? How do they buy it, consume it, etc? The main idea of the data collection was to understand people better to avoid exploring ideas that would be incompatible with consumer preferences and consumption patterns regarding donuts. Another set of data were collected from different source. The following chart shows some the source of inspiration used for this project.